Waste collector for textile machinery



a. 9, 1%6 J. BARRETT ET AL 2,765,495

WASTE COLLECTOR FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY Filed May 14, 1954 James A.Barret) Jamesfi. whim/arm Flay W Sislr INVENTORS.

Patented Oct. 9, 1956 2,765,495 WASTE COLLECTOR FOR TEXTILE MACHINERYJames A. Barrett, James A. Whitworth, and Flay W. Sisk, Gastonia, N. C.;said Whitworth and said Sisk assignors to said Barrett Application May14, 1954, Serial No. 429,810 1 Claim. (Cl. 19-130) This inventionrelates to a waste collector for textile manufacturing machinery, andmore particularly to a device which is adapted to be attached adjacentthe drawing rolls of textile manufacturing machinery for eflectingexhaust and trapping of dust, lint and broken yarn.

An object of this invention is to provide a waste collector for textilemanufacturing machinery having novel means thereon for permitting accessto the waste collector for cleaning the same, as well as permittingaccess to the drawing rolls of the machinery for permitting the cleaningthereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved wastecollector for textile manufacturing machinery which will partiallysurround the drawing rolls of the machinery for effecting the removal oflint, broken yarn and the like from rovings passing over the drawingrolls.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a waste collectorfor textile manufacturing machinery which will eliminate clearers in themachinery.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a waste collector fortextile machinery which will remove clearer waste and remote foreignparticles which may engage themselves in the roving or be in the rovingat the time it is being processed.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved wastecollector for textile manufacturing machinery which can be simply andetficiently attached to existing textile manufacturing machinery.

A yet further object of this invention is to provide an improved wastecollector for textile manufacturing machinery which is simple andeflicient in construction, and durable and lasting in use.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved waste collector fortextile manufacturing machinery forming the subject of this inventionshown in position beneath the drawing rolls of a textile manufacturingmachine;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the improved Waste collectorfor textile manufacturing machinery forming the subject of thisinvention;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the section line3-3 of Figure 2; and

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially along the section line44 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, it will beseen that the improved waste collector for textile manufacturingmachinery includes a housing having a bottom wall formed of two sectionsand 12. The section 12 extends upwardly at an angle to the section 10which is adapted to be positioned in a substantially horizontal positionbeneath a plurality of drawing rolls 14 of a textile manufacturingmachine.

End walls 16 are fixedly secured to the opposite ends of the bottom walland the free side edge of section 12 is provided with a wall 18extending upwardly therefrom. Each of the walls 16 and 18 terminates atits upper edge in the same plane.

The free side edge of section 10 is provided with an upstanding wall 20which terminates below the plane in which the walls 16 and 18 terminate.A door 22 is pivotally secured to the upper edge of the side wall 20 bymeans of hinges 24. The hinges 24 may be of any conventionalconstruction. The upper edge of the door 22 terminates in the same planeas the upper edges of the walls 16 and 18.

Means are provided for urging the door 22 into a vertical position inalignment with the wall 20. This means comprises a bracket 26 fixedlysecured to the end walls 16 adjacent the upper edges thereof. Thebracket 26 has an offset portion 28 having an aperture 30 therein. Theoffset portion 28 is spaced from the end wall 16 and one end of a coilspring 32 is received in the aperture 30. A pair of brackets 34 aremounted on the door 22 and extend from opposite ends thereof. Apertures36 are provided in the portion of the bracket 34 which extends beyondthe ends of the door 22. The other end of the spring 32 is received inthe apertures 36 so that the spring 32 will urge the door into avertical position. The brackets 34 bearing against the ends of the endwalls 16 will retain the door 22 in the vertical position.

Means are provided for connecting the end walls 16 to the ends of thedoor 22. This means comprises a U-shaped channel 38 fixedly secured tothe vertical edges of the end wall 16 above the wall 20. The U-shapedchannels 38 open in a direction away from the wall 18 and terminate evenwith the vertical edge of the end wall 16. The door 22 is provided withprojections 40 at opposite ends thereof which extend at right angles tothe door 22 and toward the wall 18. The projections 40 are adapted to bereceived in the channel members 38 to provide a seal along the edges ofthe door.

The upper edges of the walls 16 and 18 and the door 22 are each providedwith a U-shaped channel 42 which is secured to the inner side of themembers and opens upwardly therefrom. The channels 42 can be an integralpart of the walls 16 and 18 and the door 22 or can be separatelyattached thereto. Strips 44 of flexible material, such as leather or thelike, are mounted with their lower ends received within the channels 42.Suitable indentations 46 are provided in the channel members 42 forfrictionally retaining the strips 44 in position.

The strips 44 which are attached to the upper end of the end Walls 16are each provided with a plurality of recesses 48 extending downwardlyfrom the upper edge thereof. The recesses 48 in the strips 44 of the endwalls 16 are in alignment with each other. The purpose of these recesseswill be later discussed.

The section 10 is provided with a central aperture 50 to which isattached one end of a conduit 52. The conduit 52 is in communicationwith the interior of the housing.

In practical use of the device, the waste collector forming the subjectof this invention is mounted in fixed position beneath the draftingrolls 14 of a textile manufacturing machine. Any suitable means may beused for mounting the waste collector in position. The lower part of therolls 14 are adapted to be received within the recesses 48. The conduit52 is connected to a suitable source of suction and also to a wastecollection box. Thus, it will be seen that as rovings 54 are drawn between the rolls 14, the suction from the conduit 52 will draw the looseslivers, lint and broken yarn into the housing and through the conduit52 to be discharged into a collection box. The door 22 is provided as ameans whereby entrance may be had to the housing for cleaning the same,

anid'iffinther, fbr-ithe -pnrposevof providing a means'whefeby anoperator may plean ofi the rolls 14.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of V the device willbe readily understood and further explanation-.-is-believed to' beunnecessary;- HoweveU-since numerous-;modifieations and changes willreadil-y: occ'uflto thoseskilled in' the art, it is not desired -tolimit the inven tion -ito, the exact constructionshown and'described,and 1 accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may beresorted-to,:falling within the scope of-the appended claim; v

What is'claimed as new is as follows:

A waste collector-for usetbeneath'thewhorizontal draw-- ingrolls of:atextile machine comprising anwopen top" rectangular housing; havingazb'ottom suction-pipe" de pending therefrom; saidv housingincludingisside and end walls having channeled'upper edges, and stripsof flexible material upstanding from said upper edges and secured insaid channels, the strips upstanding from the edges of the end wallsbeing notched to straddle said rolls, a hinged clean out door in one ofsaid side walls, and spring means attached to said door and to said endwalls for maintaining said door closed.

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